"S" meaning in Japanese

See S in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [e̞sɨᵝ] Forms: S [canonical] (ruby: S(エス)), esu [romanization]
Etymology: From English superior. Etymology templates: {{bor|ja|en|superior}} English superior Head templates: {{ja-noun|エス}} S(エス) • (esu)
  1. (education) highest academic grading in the S-A-B-C-F scale Categories (topical): Education
    Sense id: en-S-ja-noun-XOhsq~xs Topics: education
  2. (chiefly video games) S, the highest rank or grade (above A) commonly used in ranking systems in video games Categories (topical): Video games
    Sense id: en-S-ja-noun-3MpjGJLZ Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 6 48 1 39 6 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 7 44 2 40 8 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 7 43 1 41 8 Topics: video-games
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [e̞sɨᵝ] Forms: S [canonical] (ruby: S(エス)), esu [romanization]
Etymology: From English small. Etymology templates: {{der|ja|en|small}} English small Head templates: {{ja-noun|エス}} S(エス) • (esu)
  1. small size Synonyms: (shō) (ruby: (しょう)) Related terms: L, M
    Sense id: en-S-ja-noun-ByzyvBF7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: [e̞sɨᵝ] Forms: S [canonical] (ruby: S(エス)), esu [romanization]
Etymology: From English sadism; compare English S&M. Etymology templates: {{der|ja|en|sadism}} English sadism, {{cog|en|S&M}} English S&M Head templates: {{ja-noun|エス}} S(エス) • (esu)
  1. (sexuality, euphemistic) sadism, sadist Tags: euphemistic Categories (topical): Sexuality
    Sense id: en-S-ja-noun--IEgVuvR Categories (other): Japanese euphemisms, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 6 48 1 39 6 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 7 44 2 40 8 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 7 43 1 41 8 Topics: lifestyle, sexuality
  2. (colloquial) dominant personality Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-S-ja-noun-DtwKxJce
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ドS (do-esu) (ruby: S(エス))
Etymology number: 3

Download JSON data for S meaning in Japanese (5.2kB)

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